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Emery Winery
Perched on the flanks of Mt Attavyros (1215m), the island’s highest mountain, the village of Embonas is the wine capital of Rhodes. This cottage winery, on the towns eastern edge, offers tours of its facility and provides a good opportunity to taste and buy top-quality tipples such
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Mylopotas Beach
The busiest and most popular beach on Ios used to be littered with people sleeping rough to avoid paying for accommodation. Its still busy and parties still prevail, but sleeping here is no longer allowed. Popular for good reason, the beach is long, sandy and safe, with a good smat
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Rimondi Fountain
Pride of place among the many vestiges of Venetian rule goes to this fountain with its spouting lion heads and Corinthian capitals, built in 1626 by city rector Alvise Rimondi. Water spouts from three lions’ heads into three basins flanked by Corinthian columns. Above the central b
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Roman Baths
Excavation work to create a ventilation shaft for the metro uncovered the well-preserved ruins of a large Roman bath complex. The baths, which extend into the National Gardens, were established near the Ilissos river after the Herulian raids in the 3rd century AD; they were destroy
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National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum
This arm of the Athens National Gallery is housed in a stunningly restored neoclassical building. It features numerous seascapes and different thematic takes on the 1821 Greek War of Independence, including paintings by Theodoros Vryzakis and Dionysios Tsokos, who are considered th
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Folk Museum of Spili
Up a footpath at the northern end of town, this place is a treasure trove of local vintage artefacts. The giant traditional loom or the coffee bean roaster might catch your eye, or the shoemaker’s room and the traditional kitchen from 220 years ago. Well maintained and run by the k
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Episkopi
This charming village 9km from Melidoni served as a bishopric under Venetian rule and is a maze of lanes lined with well-preserved stone mansions. Stop to admire the faded frescoes gracing the crumbling ruins of the 15th-century Church of Episkopi . Also watch for the Venetian wate
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Ancient Theatre
Gythio’s small ancient theatre is next to an army camp on the northern edge of town. It’s signposted off Ermou, along Arheou Theatrou. (Turn right after the post office.) You can scramble up the hill behind the theatre to get to the ancient acropolis , now heavily overgrown. Most o
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Pikoulakis Tower House Museum
Housed in a restored tower, this museum displays exquisite Byzantine pieces from Mani churches. These include a 12th-century marble templon from the Church of Agios Ioannis in Mina, near Pyrgos Dirou. Upstairs is a clutch of well-preserved icons spanning five centuries. Take the we
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Christian Catacombs
Milos is home to Greeces only Christian catacombs, which date from the 1st century and were the burial site for early believers. Nearby are Roman ruins, including a well-preserved ancient amphitheatre (site of the two-day Milos Festival each July). Follow the signs to the rather fo
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City Walls
Iraklio burst out of its walls long ago, but these massive fortifications, with seven bastions and four gates, are still very conspicuous, dwarfing the concrete 20th-century structures around them. Venetians built the defences between 1462 and 1562. You can follow the walls around
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Vathypetro
About 5km south of Arhanes, and well signposted, Vathypetro was built around 1600 BC, probably as the villa of a prosperous Minoan noble. Archaeologists discovered wine and oil presses, a weaving loom and a kiln in storerooms. The winepress can still be seen; archaeologists believe
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Gymnasium
To the south of the Sanctuary of Apollo, and west of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronea, you will find the remains of the ancient gymnasium. Two running tracks occupied an upper terrace here. On a lower terrace, boxers and wrestlers practised their art and then cooled off in the large,
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Archaeological Museum of Delphi
Ancient Delphi managed to amass a considerable treasure-trove, and this is reflected in its magnificent museum. Highlights of the collection include the Sphinx of the Naxians, from 560 BC; two kouros statues (6m-tall male figures); and the celebrated life-size Bronze Charioteer, co
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Aqua World
In Hersonisos, behind the big Spar supermarket, this small, private aquarium and reptile centre is run by a friendly Brit. It showcases mostly local fish, including such crowd-pleasers as the venomous scorpion fish and the brightly hued peacock wrasse, as well as turtles, geckos, a
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Vathi Beach
Vathi has one of the best beaches on the island - it is a lovely curved, sandy bay with clear waters, suitable for children. The best part of the beach is probably in front of the chichi beachfront hotel, with its loungers and umbrellas set out for guests (though the beach is open
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Agia Sofia Cave
Just south of the village Koutsomatados, and after a narrow tunnel, the Agia Sofia cave contains evidence of settlement from as far back as the neolithic era. The cave is often used for baptisms and celebrates the patron saint’s day on 13 April. A third of the way up the 250 rock-c
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Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Crete’s only remaining synagogue (dating from the 15th century) was badly damaged in WWII and reopened in 1999. It sports a mikve (ritual bath), tombs of rabbis and a memorial to the local Jews killed by the Nazis. Today it serves a small congregation and is open to visitors. Find
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Domaine Spiropoulos
With two vineyards that have been in the family since 1860 – one near Nemea and the other one on the Martinia plateau in the heart of the Peloponnese – Apostolos Spiropoulos is a pioneering figure in organic viticulture and produces moschofilero , agiorgitiko , merlot, cabernet sau
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Atatürk House
Modern Turkey’s illustrious founder, Mustafa Kemal, was born here in 1881. Bring your identity card or passport for this three-floor museum within the Turkish consulate and be prepared for security checks. Along with numerous original furnishings and memorabilia, you’ll see Atatürk
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